A Tale of Two (three) Seasons

I've been riding since January 15. Mileage 651.6 / Hours 42:53:00 / Steps 3990. Steady as she goes. The weather has been good, but it seems lately that as soon as conditions improve another snow storm comes and messes things up for a couple days. Oh well, could be worse.

The season ahead will be broken down into 2/3 mini seasons. Endurance races, xc then cyclocross. The progression should work out well. Long Zone 2 miles, then a combination of endurance and intervals, concluding with all out anaerobic riding.

The endurance races are new for me so the main objective is to finish and keep lap times consistent. I have loftier goals for xc and cyclocross that include hardware. We'll have to wait and see. More details to come as 'races' get closers.

The sun is shining again this morning, but not for long, so it's time to get moving and enjoy another ride.

Another Week of Riding

Made my scheduled hours and miles for another week. It was a bit colder with windchills and temps in the teens almost everyday, so getting dressed took a little longer. The body continues to feel better and I am still taking it slow, so I don't get any injuries.

Tomorrow is February 1st. Last year this was the day I started riding. Back then I weighed in at 189 lbs. and it took me until the first week of March to reach 320 miles. Today I am 10 lbs less and have already reached 325 miles in the first 3 weeks of training.

Another month is here. I hope the temps warm up a little. It makes riding more enjoyable, but if they don't I will continue the journey and just enjoy the ride.

Good Bye January Thaw

The 'warm' weather is going to leave for a while. It was nice while it lasted. Exceeded the scheduled training hours for this week and the legs are slowly coming back. I had some nice rides and was excited to ride some dry dirt roads. Finished the week with 8.5 hours and 118 miles.

This week the temps are going back into the low-mid 20's and we have some snow in the forecast. Adding another day of core and starting 'strength' training. I say this loosely because it is a mix of plyo, light weights and yoga. Still aiming for 7 hrs on the bike w/ 100+ miles. Until next week.

First Week Back

The first week for 2010 training has come to an end. All did not go according to plan, but the week ended with some good rides. I took a little too much time off the bike after the cyclcross season, so the miles will be slow and tough at times. It feels good to get back in the saddle(no pun intended) and begin another journey of discovery and education.

I will being riding in some new events this year and seeing some trails and towns that I have not been to before. I have already found some new routes that I will be using. I have ridden past these roads for years and never bothered to see where they went. Now I know and it was worth the look. I know there are still many roads not traveled and I am excited to see were they lead.

Tomorrow starts another week and the weather looks good. I am planning a new ride for the weekend so I hope the dirt roads lose the mud. This week it got dirty.